Police said “several hundred snakes” were believed to be in Buchman’s home.

In just one room, they found more than 50 dead pythons and seven live ones, KCAL/KCBS reported.

“They’re very cold and it appears that most of them haven’t eaten in quite a while,” Animal Services Cpl. Sondra Berg told the local broadcaster. “There’s various stages of dying and dead and underweight.”

Police said Buchman, a 53-year-old teacher, has been arrested and booked on suspicion of animal cruelty.

He has not yet appeared in court or been formally charged.

CNN has not been able to determine whether Buchman has legal counsel, and has not yet been able to contact anyone representing him for comment.

It wasn’t immediately clear why he had kept so many snakes in his house.